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So you’ve finally sorted out your swimming pool – above ground, concrete or fibreglass – and it fits in perfectly with the rest of your backyard. Time to put your feet up and relax, right? Wrong.

If you want to make the swimming pool worthwhile then a regular maintenance schedule is essential. This doesn’t have to be massively time-consuming or exhausting but it’s worth paying attention to if you want your swimming pool to last.

As we’ve just mentioned, cleaning your pool doesn’t have to take forever, but it should be carried out to a very strict routine and on a regular basis. Start off by picking up a few swimming pool accessories and cleaning supplies, like nets, brushes and cleansers as these will prove invaluable time-savers when it comes to actually cleaning the pool.

Keep a close eye on how the circulation and filtration system is working and try to predict any problems that could arise. Preventing an issue like this will be much easier than having it fixed later and will ensure you don’t miss out on using your swimming pool when you need it most.

In addition swimming pools, whether above ground or not, require filter changes on a regular basis, scheduled cleaning and routine checking of the pH balance of the water.

See Maintenance tips for your above ground swimming pool Part 2 to get to the nitty gritty of swimming pool maintenance.

For more information about above ground swimming pools, swimming pool design, pool accessories and pool builders in Melbourne, contact Pools R Us now on (03) 9547 8800.